Business Intelligence · head to head
Holistics vs Amazon QuickSight
Amazon QuickSight
Business Intelligence
Scalable, serverless BI by AWS
- From
- $3/month per user
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only Holistics has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Holistics the entry plan is $960 per month billed monthly, which is a high floor for a BI tool; Amazon QuickSight reader and Reader Pro roles charged separately at $3 and $20/month
- They diverge on capability: Holistics covers Data Modeling, Amazon QuickSight covers SPICE In-memory Engine.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Holistics and Amazon QuickSight actually diverge.
| Attribute | Holistics | Amazon QuickSight |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Free | $3/month per user |
| Free tier | Yes | No |
| Platforms | Web, Cloud | AWS |
| Founded | 2015 | 2006 |
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Business Intelligence).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Holistics
- Data Modeling
- Version Control
- Scheduling
- Caching
- Embedding
- BigQuery
- Snowflake
- PostgreSQL
Only in Amazon QuickSight
- SPICE In-memory Engine
- ML Insights
- Natural Language Queries
- Embedded Analytics
- Pay-per-session
- S3
- Athena
- Aurora
Both cover
- Redshift
- Web support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Holistics
- Modelling business metrics in a code-defined semantic layer with Git version controlnot Amazon QuickSight
- Self-service exploration and dashboards for non-SQL usersnot Amazon QuickSight
- Embedding analytics into a customer-facing productnot Amazon QuickSight
Amazon QuickSight
- Business intelligence dashboards and analyticsnot Holistics
- Scalable embedded analytics for applicationsnot Holistics
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Holistics
- The entry plan is $960 per month billed monthly, which is a high floor for a BI tool
- Every plan includes only the first 10 users, with additional users charged at $15 per month each on Entry and Standard and $18 on the Security Compliance Suite
- The Entry plan caps reports at 100, and each additional 100 reports costs $120 per month
- Google SSO requires the Standard plan at $1,200 per month; enterprise SSO with SAML and SCIM provisioning requires the Security Compliance Suite at $2,400 per month
- Row-based access control, IP whitelisting, pass-through authentication and user activity monitoring are all Security Compliance Suite features
- Connecting Git version control to your own repository requires Standard; Entry only gets Holistics-hosted Git
- White labelling, dynamic row-level permissions and unlimited dashboard viewers for embedded analytics are Custom Plan only, with no published price
- Bank payments and custom payment terms are Custom Plan only, and custom infosec or legal paperwork is Enterprise plan only
- The two months off discount requires yearly billing
Amazon QuickSight
- Reader and Reader Pro roles charged separately at $3 and $20/month
- Author and Author Pro roles charged at $24 and $40/month
- $250/month infrastructure fee required if Pro users or Q&A enabled
- SPICE storage charged at $0.38/GB monthly (10 GB included)
- Pixel-perfect reports start at $500/month for 500 monthly units
- Alerts charged at $0.05-$0.50 per 1,000 metrics evaluated
Pricing, plan by plan
Holistics
Free- FreeFree
- 3 Users
- Basic Features
- Community Support
- Standard$250/month
- Unlimited Users
- Advanced Features
- Email Support
Amazon QuickSight
$3/month per userNo published plan breakdown. See the Amazon QuickSight review.
Which should you pick?
Choose Holistics if
- You need data modeling.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Cloud.
- You also want version control.
Choose Amazon QuickSight if
- You need spice in-memory engine.
- You work on AWS.
- You also want ml insights.
Questions people ask
- Is Holistics or Amazon QuickSight better?
- Neither clearly leads. Holistics starts at Free and Amazon QuickSight at $3/month per user, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Holistics or Amazon QuickSight?
- Holistics has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Holistics and $3/month per user for Amazon QuickSight.
- Does Holistics or Amazon QuickSight run on more platforms?
- Holistics runs on Web, Cloud. Amazon QuickSight runs on AWS.
- Can I use Holistics for free?
- Yes. Holistics has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Amazon QuickSight starts at $3/month per user.
- What is Holistics best used for?
- Holistics is most often used for modelling business metrics in a code-defined semantic layer with git version control, self-service exploration and dashboards for non-sql users, embedding analytics into a customer-facing product. Of those, modelling business metrics in a code-defined semantic layer with git version control and self-service exploration and dashboards for non-sql users are not what Amazon QuickSight is typically brought in for.
- What can Holistics do that Amazon QuickSight cannot?
- Holistics covers Data Modeling, Version Control, Scheduling, Caching. Amazon QuickSight covers SPICE In-memory Engine, ML Insights, Natural Language Queries, Embedded Analytics. Both handle Redshift, Web support.